Death Claims Finnish Resident John Kujala in DeKalb
John Kujala a 47 year old Finnish resident of DeKalb died after a three month illness. He was a longtime American Steel & Wire employee and later a butcher at Niemensen store. He was active in the Finnish church Modern Woodmen of America and Young People's Christian Association. Survived by widow three sons two daughters and one brother. Funeral tomorrow at the Finnish church with burial in Fairview cemetery.
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John Kujala
Kuijala
Kujala
DeKalb
American Steel & Wire Company
Niemensen
Rochelle
Augustana Hospital
Chicago
Modern Woodmen of America
Finnisieh
Sun School
Young Peoples’ Christian Association
Fhree
Larry
Elmer
Marvin
Matthew Kujala
Clark Street
Fairview Cemetery
Elizabeth Daly Cole Ward
Elizabeth Louise Cole
Elizabeth Daly
Los Angeles
Cal
Cole
William and
Charles Taly
B. E. Burlingame
Walter Taylor
Tuskhannock
Penn
L. I. Anderson
Anderson
Taylor
Mable Anderson
Pennsylvania
DeKalb Orator To Speak In Rockford Tonight
Dr B Barrett Evans of DeKalb will address the Lincoln Club in Rockford on Lincoln and his life. The Lincoln Club invites an out of town speaker each year. Miss Ora Howland of Aurora Metropolitan Business College attends the event and will spend the weekend at her home here. She completes her course in two weeks.
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DeKalb
Rockford
Lincoln
Lincoln Club
B. Barrett Evans
Ora Howland
Metropolitan Business, College,of
Aurora
Brave Workers Rescue Comrades in Gas Plant Disaster
In Toronto on February 9 eight men entered the Consumers Gas Company lower valve house to save two trapped workers after a blast. Following the explosion, coworkers from across the plant rushed to aid. Firemen arrived with gas masks as workers moved through poisoned air. about 40 were overcome before the rescue was completed.
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Toronto
Canada
Consumers Gas Company
Horses Create Excitement as Farmer Leads Team on Lincoln Highway
A well known farmer driving a pair of horses through a crowded Lincoln Highway section caused brief excitement yesterday afternoon. The horses balked repeatedly, stopping at intervals until they were fed again. Several local horsemen lent assistance with tips, and the man resumed his journey.
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Lincoln Highway
Harvard Vice Ridden Cries Spark McHenry County Probe
State's Attorney Vincent Lumley described Harvard mood as worse on Main Street than boulevards after a clean up investigation. Seven boys and warrants for another were tied to a roadhouse case where young men and girls discussed engagements with underage youths, in a drive against immorality fueled by jazz dances and flapper trends.
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United Press
Harvard
Main Street
Vincent Lumley
McHenry County
Harfvard
Lumley
Motiowi Jy
Robert Duncen
Ametia Rataloff
Congress
Kyle McDonally
Herold Walter
Herbert Barte
Harvey Barte
Franceis Wille
Walter Koltz
Clarence Code
Barte
Wille
Walter
Lumble
Texas City killer confesses to five murders in reign of terror
Roy Mitchell, a mulatto, confessed today to murdering five people in Texas City during the last two years. Col. Lee Seddall said further grilling was expected to clear up three additional brutal killings. He refused to state Mitchell's motive as a police cordon kept watch around the county jail after the confession.
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Texas
Waco
Roy Mitchell
Lee Seddall
Mitchell
Turkeys Ultimatum Keeps Smyrna Harbor Status Quo
Allied officers and the Turkish commander at Smyrna agree the status quo will stand until the Turks' right to order foreign warships from Smyrna harbor is resolved by the powers. British and French warships were ordered to Smyrna to bolster allied forces and test the Turkish position.
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United Press
Constantinople
Turkey
Smyrna
London
England
Near East
Ruhr
Essen
Nicholson
Washington, D. C
Kermalist
Washington
Big Genoa delegation meeting planned for tonight
A large DeKalb Odd Fellows delegation is planned to attend the district meeting at Genoa this evening at seven o'clock with transport provided. Lodge officers urge a strong turnout. A separate item notes J H Cavanaugh died after being shot by his wife amid claims the revolver discharged during a struggle. The wife faces arraignment tomorrow. Also mentioned are Hope Hampton in The Light in the Dark at Star Theatre and a DeKalb Woman's Club home talent play opening Monday at Powell's Drug Store. A KC Bazaar event is advertised tonight.
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Genoa
DeKalb Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows
United Press
Chicago
J. H. Cavanaugh
National Att Club
Fr Ik. Lincoln
Hope Hampton
DeKalb Woman's Club
Powell's Drug Store
DeKalb People Attend Bazaar in Rochelle
DeKalb residents attended a Rochelle Bazaar festival held this week at Woodman hall. Reported as one of the city’s biggest nights, the event runs February 12 and Thursday with emphasis on Lent season preparations.
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DeKalb
Rochelle
Woodman Hall
Pensions For Steel Workers Show Bigain
The Carsgie pension fund financials reveal expenditures across DeKalb East West plants totaling thousands in 1922 1927 and near 1909 1919 accounts. Fires at DeKalb Home on Garden Grove and surrounding works caused damage and department calls with noted losses and a long list of pensioners and early morning blazes.
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Carsgie Pension Fund
United Sites Steel Corporation
DeKalb
Farnes Taytee
Fannie SS
Garden Street
Tia
Jigsee Ee
Charkes Quartel
Tor
Grove Street
Ty 11A, Inc
Fire Department
DeKal
Everaentls
Alfred Anderson
Roderick Cheney
Austin 8
Cooper
John Devine
Diroment
Drew Akstrom
Albert H. Give
Edward Halbserg
Herschel D. Higler
Joseph H. Hudson
Alfre Ce
Johnson
Louis Johnson
Peter
Two Rock
Merced
Princess Playhouse
Taxes and budget push in 1923 United States
Summary of a 1922 financial report by Babson and Bathnavy expert Roger War on government revenue and expenditures. It notes World War veterans' costs, interest, sinking funds, and projected 1923 revenues around 4.1 billion dollars while urging expenditure cuts. It mentions taxes such as the profits tax and the impact of future duties on the budget.
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Hills
Mass
Ted States
Roger War
Babson
Washington
Bathnavy
Criti
Minental Memorial Hall
Harding
United States
Masked Men Slit Girl in City Kidnapping Case
Chicago police issued a warrant for Mildred Eric amid claims of kidnapping and slashes by masked men. The 16 year old’s body bore ten crosses. she says a Ku Klux Klan note targeted her for leaving her church as she recently joined Catholicism. Her roommate Miss Margaret Alexander fled with her. detectives doubt her tale, while doctors report non life threatening injuries from a pen knife.
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United Press
Chicago
Mildred Eric
Mildred
Margaret Alexander
Eric
Miss Alexander
Ill
Miss Eric
Ku Klux Klan
J. M. Pickett
Alexander J
Roseland
William Sullivan
Alexander
Thomas Fagan Forms Partnership With Morris Kennedy
Thomas Fagan, longtime Redmond Taxi driver, joins Morris Kennedy to operate a new garage on North Second Street. The move follows his many years of service and the interest of friends in his new venture. Last performances of When Knighthood Was in Flower are tonight at the Princess Playhouse at 7:00 and 9:10.
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Thomas Fagan
Kennedy
Redmond Taxi Service
Morris Kennedy
North Second Street
Redmond
Fagan
Princess Playhouse
Chicago Woman Critically Ill At Home
Friends of Mrs. Searle Reynolds mourn her illness as she lies at home on Kenwood Avenue in Chicago after a long hospital stay. The former DeKalb resident recently underwent a brain operation, a highly delicate procedure, and remains in critical condition with limited optimism from the attending surgeon.
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Searle Reynolds
DeKalb
Chicago
Train Victim Not Recovering Satisfactorily
Ernest Anderson, companion of David Carlson, is not recovering satisfactorily after the Fourth Street crossing train accident that killed Carlson. Anderson received 24 or more stitches to wounds on face and head.
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Ernest Anderson
David Carlson
Fourth Street
North Western
Anderson
Canada Men From Canada Inspect Illinois Restaurant
Two men from Canada visited the Innovation restaurant in DeKalb to inspect the business. They toured the building from front to rear, praised its scale for a town of DeKalb size, and said they were impressed by the enterprise. The visiting pair told proprietor William Strigles they would promote the restaurant across the United States. Since opening, visitors have arrived from out of town on similar missions.
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Canada
William Strigles
Mr. Strigles
Herbert Carlson
de 'Kalb
Hey
Strngles Brothers
United States
Rochelle Incorporates Wales and Caspers Garage
DeKalb and Rochelle officials announce the incorporation of Wales and Caspers Company to operate an automobile garage and filling station on the Lincoln Highway at Rochelle. Capital stock is $15,000 with subscriptions from Mrs. Mary Caspers and Floyd J. Caspers of Rochelle, and John B. Wales, Mrs. Ellen E. Stahmer, and George F. Stahmer of Maywood.
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Wales
Meighan Stars In Ade Tale Back Home and Broke at Star
Thomas Meighan headlines the Paramount entry Back Home and Broke by George Ade, heading to the Star soon. Weather outlook shows mainly snow in the north and rain or snow in the south tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. The Light In the Dark closes at the Star tonight.
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Paramount
George Ade
Two Western mine disasters kill scores in idea of mass entombment
The day reports detail explosions at Phelps Dodge Dawson Coal Mine No 1 in Dawson New Mexico and at Cumberland coal mine on Vancouver Island causing numerous deaths. Rescue efforts recovered several bodies while officials warned the toll could rise to around forty five with many more feared trapped deep in the shafts.
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United Press
Phelps Dodge Coal Company
Dawson
N. M
Cumberland
Vancouver Island
Vancouver
B. C
Phelps Dodge Dawson
Denver
Phelps-Dodge Dawson
Ie Renata
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Natuseh
Effineham
Natuael
Nalusch
Effingham
Little McHenry County
Cavanaugh
Lex Chaney
Barth City Quartet
K. C. Bazaar
Paris
Gil Berton
Inset
Mariana Plateau
Francaise
Re 1
Reglist
L’ere
Quamstrom
Thomas Meighan
New Mexico
Trinidad
Coto
First National Bank
First Trust & Sayings Bank
de Kalb
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